Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply in Ghana
Ghana: Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply was 429 μg/cap/d in 2023. ▲ Rising
Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply in Ghana, 2010–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in μg/cap/d.
Analysis
Ghana recorded 429 μg/cap/d for roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply in 2023.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply in Ghana peaked at 459 μg/cap/d in 2018 and was at its lowest, 404 μg/cap/d, in 2012.
That places Ghana 7th out of 163 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply in Ghana, year by year
| Year | μg/cap/d | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 405 μg/cap/d | — |
| 2011 | 412 μg/cap/d | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 404 μg/cap/d | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 408 μg/cap/d | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 430 μg/cap/d | +5.4% |
| 2015 | 414 μg/cap/d | -3.7% |
| 2016 | 414 μg/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 431 μg/cap/d | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 459 μg/cap/d | +6.5% |
| 2019 | 435 μg/cap/d | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 429 μg/cap/d | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 429 μg/cap/d | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 420 μg/cap/d | -2.1% |
| 2023 | 429 μg/cap/d | +2.1% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 429 μg/cap/d is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.5 μg/cap/d, 10.6× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 429 μg/cap/d is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 127 μg/cap/d, 3.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 421.2 μg/cap/d | 404 μg/cap/d | 459 μg/cap/d | 10 |
| 2020s | 426.75 μg/cap/d | 420 μg/cap/d | 429 μg/cap/d | 4 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 4 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 120 μg/cap/d compare
- 4 Papua New Guinea 570 μg/cap/d compare
- 5 Angola 498 μg/cap/d compare
- 5 Lao People's Democratic Republic 89 μg/cap/d compare
- 6 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 52 μg/cap/d compare
- 6 Cuba 459 μg/cap/d compare
- 7 Viet Nam 39 μg/cap/d compare
- 8 Malawi 367 μg/cap/d compare
- 8 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 38 μg/cap/d compare
- 9 Timor-Leste 32 μg/cap/d compare
- 9 Vanuatu 356 μg/cap/d compare
- 10 Guinea 350 μg/cap/d compare
- 10 Republic of Moldova 2 μg/cap/d compare
More agriculture & rural data for Ghana
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 41.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.2128 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 692.99 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate 0.4821 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.4108 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 21.3% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 21.3% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 1.1% (2023)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.6% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply in Ghana?
- Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply in Ghana was 429 μg/cap/d in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 459 μg/cap/d in 2018.
- What is the lowest roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 404 μg/cap/d in 2012.
- How does Ghana rank for roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply?
- Ghana ranks 7th out of 163 countries with data for 2023.
- Is roots, tubers, plantains and their products — vitamin a supply rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Roots, tubers, plantains and their products — Vitamin A supply (retinol equivalents) — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataset presents average daily per capita macro and micro nutrient availability by country and by FAO/WHO GIFT food groups (that are different from those used for the Food Balance Sheets), expressed in grams/milligrams/micrograms/kcal per capita per day. The population numbers used to calculate these statistics can be found in the Supply Utilization Accounts (SUA) dataset of FAOSTAT, as Total Population. Food availability quantities are derived from the SUA dataset. SUAs present a comprehensive picture of the pattern of a country's food supply and utilization during a specified reference period. The SUA shows for each food item - i.e. each primary commodity and a number of processed commodities potentially available for human consumption - the sources of supply and its utilization. The total quantity of foodstuffs produced in a country added to the total quantity imported and adjusted to any change in stocks that may have occurred since the beginning of the reference period gives the supply available during that period. On the utilization side a distinction is made between the quantities exported, fed to livestock, used for seed, put to manufacture for food use and non-food uses, losses during storage and transportation, and food supplies available for human consumption. The per capita supply of each such food item available for human consumption is then obtained by dividing the respective quantity by the related data on the population actually partaking of it.